Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Literati /(lĭt`ē̇*rä"tē; lĭt`ē̇*rā"tī)/ · Lit·e·ra·ti · IPA /ˌlɪtəˈɹɑti/ 01 n. pl. Learned or literary men. See Literatus. 1. Learned or literary men. See Literatus. See: Literatus “Shakespearean commentators, and other literati.” — Craik.